![Cormac McCarthy quote: "Our waking life's desire to shape the world to our convenience..."](http://quotesbox.org/pic/363134/924x470/quotation-cormac-mccarthy-our-waking-lifes-desire-to-shape-the-world-to.jpg)
![](/media/106/135.jpg)
![](/media/106/136.jpg)
![](/media/106/137.jpg)
![](/media/106/138.jpg)
![](/media/106/139.jpg)
![](/media/106/134.jpg)
![](/media/106/135.jpg)
![](/media/106/136.jpg)
![](/media/106/137.jpg)
![](/media/106/138.jpg)
![](/media/106/139.jpg)
Our waking life's desire to shape the world to our convenience invites all manner of paradox and difficulty.
Cormac McCarthyAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: July 20, 1933
Related Authors
Topics
Quotes currently Trending
![Bill Richardson quote: "I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the..."](/pic/34230/600x316/quotation-bill-richardson-i-choose-bold-i-choose-action-i-choose-whats.jpg)
![Imelda Marcos quote: "I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty..."](/pic/111096/600x316/quotation-imelda-marcos-i-always-say-you-can-never-be-extravagant-with.jpg)
![George Rogers Clark quote: "Damn the sword! When Virginia wanted a sword, I gave her one...."](/pic/108845/600x316/quotation-george-rogers-clark-damn-the-sword-when-virginia-wanted-a.jpg)
![Hillary Clinton quote: "I mean, I'm a big believer in talking to people when you can..."](/pic/111215/600x316/quotation-hillary-clinton-i-mean-im-a-big-believer-in-talking-to-people.jpg)
![Roone Arledge quote: "Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about..."](/pic/7555/600x316/quotation-roone-arledge-most-of-what-we-report-from-congress-they-dont.jpg)
![Carl Jung quote: "The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than..."](/pic/37204/600x316/quotation-carl-jung-the-least-of-things-with-a-meaning-is-worth-more-in.jpg)
![William Greider quote: "The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many..."](/pic/217085/600x316/quotation-william-greider-the-do-it-yourself-version-of-pensions-is-a.jpg)